Nice End To Week, Changes Next Week:

Good Morning from KRBC Meteorologist Chris Whited...

* Another nice weather day is in store for Big Country, Heartland and Northern Concho Valley with plenty of blue sky and sunshine.Temperatures will be warmer with highs near 80 in most spots. Mostly clear tonight but a couple of high clouds could roll in late. Not as cool tonight with lows in the middle 50s.

* Weekend: Mostly sunny on Saturday but expect more clouds in the area on Sunday ahead of a disturbance and a cold front arriving by Monday. Highs on Saturday will range in the middle to upper 70s. Sunday high temperatures will average in the middle 70s. Lows in the middle 50s. No rain chances expected for the weekend.

* Next Week: Our nice weather trend will sorta come to a brief end as the pattern chance will bring a decent cold front into the area on Monday. We'll include a slight chance for showers or an isolated storm Monday afternoon, Monday night and early on Tuesday. Cooler air will arrive with the front as temperatures will drop back into the 60s for highs next week and lows into the 40s.

* November Outlook: The Climate Prediction Center is forecasting a wetter month for West Central Texas due to the return of El Niño and its effects on Texas. As far as temperatures go, the data suggests equal chances of above or below normal temperatures, so more than likely the numbers will remain near normal for this time of year.

* First Freeze Dates: The average first freeze of the fall season for us here in our part of West Central Texas is in the early to middle part of November. Here are just a few of the dates as reported by the San Angelo National Weather Service: Abilene - November 12, Coleman - November 13, Brownwood - November 13, Ballinger - November 9, and Rotan - November 12.

* Drought Information: For the lastest drought information for the state of Texas please visit the U.S Drought Monitor website by clicking here. The data is updated by the government every Thursday morning around 7:30 AM.

* Tropics: For the latest information please visit the KRBC/NBC Hurricane Season 2009 Tracker on the weather section of our website by clicking here. You can also visit the National Hurricane Center website by clicking on the link here. The 2009 Atlantic hurricane season will end on November 30th.

* Join us on television this morning for the latest on your forecast as well as news from around Abilene & the Big Country on KRBC's Abilene Today starting at 6:00 AM and on Abilene Midday later this morning at 11:30 AM. More news and weather coverage continues this afternoon at 5:00 and tonight 6:00 and 10:00 PM on KRBC.

* Twitter: You can follow us on twitter anytime for quick weather updates, especially during severe weather evenings affecting the Big Country by visiting the KRBC Weather Twitter. You can also check out news updates from KRBC via twitter also by visiting the Big Country Homepage Twitter.

Have a great weekend...